Charles Albert Waltner

Charles Albert Waltner (1846-1925) - 1882 Etching, The Evening Hymn

1882

This maritime painting captures a dynamic scene of sailing ships on a vast seascape, with multiple vessels of varying sizes depicted in intricate detail. The composition is balanced ...

A charming etching by 19th century artist Emil Orlik. Etched in Orlik's signature minimalist style, the group of figures appear to be in conversation. Signed in graphite below the pl...

A well presented tonal etching of Pendeen Watch, Penzance by printmaker Adrienne Peverall. Depicted within this scene is a atmospheric view along the Cornwall coastline, with undulat...

A characterful etching (drypoint and acid bath), showing a quaint Seafront hotel with beach huts in the distance. Two figures walk along the sand. The artist has signed and dated at ...

Black and white etching. Hand signed and dated by the artist on lower right margin. Original title: "Figura Femminile Dormiente". Very good conditionsexcept lightly browned paper on ...

Oil Lamp With Heads of Animals from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Filippo De Grado in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”), an eight-volume volume of engravings of the finds from the excavation of the ruins of Herculaneum in the Kingdom of Naples (now Campania, Italy). It was published between 1757 and 1792 by the Regia Stamperia, and copies were delivered to selected recipients across Europe. Despite the title, the Antiquity of Herculaneum shows objects from all the excavations undertaken by the Bourbons in the Gulf of Naples. These include Pompeii, Stabia and two sites of Herculaneum: Resina and Portici. The Bourbon King Carlo appointed fifteen scholars creating a new “Herculaneum Academy” to study the artifacts and publish the results of the archaeological excavations of the sites. The engravings are of high quality and the accompanying text shows a large scholarship. They were realized by 25 prominent artists involved by the King to prepare drawings and engravings on the finds, among which we can find Giovanni Elia Morghen, Carlo Nolli, Luigi Vanvitelli, and Giovanni Battista Casanova. The “Antiquities” was designed more to amaze readers with the quality of the objects in the collection of the King of Naples than to be used in research., following and increasing the interest of 18th-century society for the classical culture and Art in particular. Through the exaltation of the classical concept of proportions and harmony, the book was of inspiration to the neoclassical movement in Europe, giving artists and decorators access to a huge shop of Hellenistic motifs.Oil Lamp With Animals...

Letter of the Alphabet L from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in the 18th century. Good conditions with some foxing. Th...

Oil Lamp With Decoration is an Etching realized by Vincenzo Campana (1730-1806). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Ant...